domain TS TSPARMCD = PCLAS

j John

on November 21, 2016

I am having trouble validating TSVAL where TSPARMCD = PCLAS. The pharmacologic class is "[BL116] ANTIHEMORRHAGICS" and the associated code is "N0000029112". Both of these values receive an "ERROR" rating under SDTM 3.1.2.

I looked at your reference table for NDF-RT and it appears to be missing this record. Could you give me some advice. Should I add the records from the list (ftp://ftp1.nci.nih.gov/pub/cacore/EVS/NDF-RT/NDF-RT.txt) on NCI website?

Thanks for your help.

Forums: Troubleshooting and Problems

j Jozef

on November 22, 2016

NDF-RT and RESTful web services

There is an excellent RESTful web service available by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) for validating NDF-RT codes. See: https://rxnav.nlm.nih.gov/NdfrtAPIREST.html
It would be great if the validator would implement this web service, so that one always has the latest codes available and is not dependent anymore of a (maybe outdated) file.

j John

on November 22, 2016

client confidence

Client confidence is impacted by the bottom line. If something indicates "Error" then it is always taken seriously, regardless of its true magnitude.

This issue resolves as a condition labeled "Error" and is very difficult to argue away.

j Jozef

on November 22, 2016

NDF-RT

Hi John,

I completely agree. That is EXACTLY why we need these webservices implemented.
- the database of the NLM is the truth
- it is always up to date
- the service avoids needing to "wait for the next release"
Pinnacle21, can you please implement these webservices?